LEADER 03810nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910963005203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4384-1315-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000233839 035 $a(EBL)3408149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153854 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163852 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153854 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10407503 035 $a(PQKB)10206912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408149 035 $a(BIP)76147410 035 $a(BIP)548933 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000233839 100 $a19840727d1985 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFear of fiction $enarrative strategies in the works of Isaac Bashevis Singer /$fDavid Neal Miller 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc1985 215 $a1 online resource (x, 173 pages) 225 0$aSUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-88706-009-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and index. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Content""; ""Fiction as Reportage, I: Examples from the Early Works""; ""Reportage as Fiction, I: Singer's Pseudonymous Personas""; ""Fiction as Reportage, II: Recurrent Narrative Situations in the Later Works""; ""Reportage as Fiction, II: The Interview as Fictional Genre""; ""Coda""; ""Back Matter""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 $aDavid Neal Miller's Fear of Fiction is the first book-length study that begins with the understanding that Singer is truly a Yiddish writer in language and culture. With the exception of a handful of articles, American critical examination of Isaac Bashevis Singer's work has been devoted to Singer's work in English--to those pieces he himself has selected for translation. This American Nobel laureate is part of a long tradition of Yiddish literature, and he still writes in that language. Working exclusively with Singer's Yiddish texts--many of the pieces discussed here are not available in English--Miller examines Singer's narrative strategies, his blurring of the distinctions between fiction and reportage. Fear of Fiction captures an intriguing paradox of Singer's writing: Singer fictionalizes the factual and historicizes the imaginative. Miller demonstrates that Singer is no "inspired innocent," but that this blending of genres is the work of a craftsman who uses genre to mediate between the world and the imagination. The book is enriched by Miller's careful and sensitive translations of many illustrative Yiddish passages. Fear of Fiction is both erudite and entertaining. Miller not only examines Singer's skillful undermining of our expectations of different genres, but also draws the reader into Singer's work as a whole. This book will fascinate both the scholar and the sophisticated reader of Singer. David Neal Miller is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Yiddish Studies at the Ohio State University. 410 0$aSUNY Series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture 606 $aNarration (Rhetoric)$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aJews in literature 606 $aFiction$xTechnique 615 0$aNarration (Rhetoric)$xHistory 615 0$aJews in literature. 615 0$aFiction$xTechnique. 676 $a839/.0933 700 $aMiller$b David Neal$01872086 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963005203321 996 $aFear of fiction$94481135 997 $aUNINA